Heater for automobiles.



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' APPLICATION FILED 11111.' 172. 1911. Y

11,290,139, Patented Ja11..7,1919.

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HEATER FOR AUTOMOBILE-S;

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Patnted Jan. 7, 1919. Y

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HEATER FOR AUTOMOBiLES.A

APPLICATION FlLED 1AN.12,19\1

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- JOHN GEVAL EDMGND, 0F CYPRESS,4 INIBIANA.

HEATER. FRy UTGMBILES.

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Specification of Letters Fatent.

Patented Jam. 7. 1919.

Appneamn ined rasuaryie, ieri. semi ne. 14eme.

T o all whom z't may concern.'

Be it known that Jorim 0. Emmen).1 a citizen of the United States, residin at Cypress, in the county of Vanderburg tate of Indiana, have invented e new and nseful Heater for Automobiles; and do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved heater for' automobiles, and one of the objects of the invention is to provide a heater of this kind designed to use the exhaust products of combustion from the exhaust manifold for heating purposes.

A further object of the invention is `to 'provide a casing having upper and lower chambers in communication, through which theexhaust passes, in order to radiate required heat,i said easing to be suspended imA mediately below the floor-ot the automobile to keep the occupant Warm.

A further object of the invention is to pro- Vide. a casing .having means, whereby the vcasing may fit automobiles of different Widths.

A -further objectpf the inventionis to provide a heater casing, the lower chamber of which-is divided into a multiple of coni partments, in combination with means 'to be manually operated whereby said compartments may be thrown 1n communication with y each other. A

In practical fields, 'the details of een struction may necessitate alterations, falling Within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parte,v as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In .the drawings:- l

Figure 1 is a plan view of an automobile. showing the two'heaters applied.

Fig, 2 is a -view partly in elevation end partly in sestion, showing the two heaters suspended, from and below the Hoor of the automobilennd in connection with the ex lmust manifold.

Fig. 3 is a sectional View on line 3-3 of Fig 2', showing parts below in plan.

Fig. is an enlarged detail view in ele 'ration-ot one .of the heaters, showing parts in section, and. showing the guldesufor the heater.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5-.5-of Fig.

Fig. 6 is a sectional viev7 on line 66 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 -is a cross sectional View on' line 7m? et Fig. 4f.

Fig. 8 is a view of another'form of heater.

Referring more 'especially to the drawings.7

ll designates a conventional form of automobile, and 2 designates the'side vrailsot the body of the automobile. the automobile forward ot both-seats'. thereof is provided with openings 3 'disposed' transversely, and 4 denotes a casing-'of each heater. The easing of each heater oom-' prises the upper and lower parts 5 and, 6 which are elongated and hollow, and are The bottom of i constructed ot any suit-able 'metal preferably sheet metal. The upper and lower parts of the casing of each heater are reetangular in cross section, as` shown clearly in Figs. and l. Said. upper end. lower parts have theirladjaeent portions provided with flanges l', which are secured together oy the rivets 8, in order to secure theitvvoparts of ,of the automobile bodv. The inner portions et the opposite side of said plates 1l' have lugs 13, which areembedded in the floor of the automobile body,y asV shown clearly in Figs', l and 2, therebeing bolts extending upwerdly through the floor 'of the automo- M.- 'have nuts 16 on. their lower ends, and their upper portions have right angle eX- .hilo7 and through said `lugs 13. These bolts tending parts 17 to overlie the side portions of the plates ll, and terminate in down- `wardly extending portions 1S. to extend thil cars il.

ti t) vnim'iiold in ciiniinunication.

through the plates 1l, and the flanges 9, thereby7 Supporting the casingr of the heater. By the provision ot' the vsaid plates 11 and their guides and the Side langes of the cas ingof said heater, the heater can be made to fit automobile bodiesof different widths.

The lower part (i of the casing, otl each heater has a chamber, which is divided into a multiple of compartments 19, by means ot the partitions 20. However, these partitions 20 do not extend the entire width of the chamber ot' the lower part (3 of the casing; hence passages 21 are provided. Hinged at :22 to said partitions 2O are closures 23, which have eyes 24. Connecting said closures by means of the eyes, are the Wire rods 25, and one of these wire rods at the end otimthe heater is flexible and is extended through the end wall of the casing 6, and over the pulley 26, and then over the pulley 27 in the arm 9S andis connected at "29 to the arm 30 of the rocking disk 31. One ot' said closures at one end of the casingr has a spring connected to it, and which in turn is connected at 33 tothe wall of one of the end compartments. By applying.;l the operatois toot on the toothed edge 34 of the` rocking disk 31 (which is pivoted upon the pin 35) and'nioving the disk 3l inthe direction of. the arrow a, ther spring 32 will open the closures 23 sin'inltaneousluv, which will throw all the compartments 19 in. communication wit-h each other simultaneously. The upper part 5 of the casingv of reach'heater is provided with a single elongated chamber, the bottom of which at both ends is provided with openings jand 3G in connuunicatioii with the end compartments ot th(` vlower part il of the casing of each heater. lleat radiating tubes 3T arch upwardly from the top oi' theI part 5 oil the casing of each hcatcr. and mounted over these tubef. and secured to the part 5 ot' said casing is a hood -ltjthercby forming a heat chamber 3S), in which the heat radi "1g from the tubes 3T is confined. wl'iereb'y tha toet of the loccupant ot' the automobili-f'may be kept. warm.

A conventi. pipe 40 is illustrated, which is brovided with the usual muilier /l-l. A, suitablil collar 42 (which is split and has thc cars A3) is clamped upon the exhaust manil'ohl pipo hy nicaiis of ,the screws l-fl. which pass. through yl'his collar l2 has an extension 'lh lprovidcd with a ihrcadcd opening 4u which is inrcgi'istiation with the opening 47 of the manifold pipe 40. l'l`hrciulcd`into the openings 4o' and l? is a suitable nipple 4S. which is also in turn threaded into the. extegisou 49 of thc vali/c casing 50. thereby comicctinf; thc valve casing and exhaust y'lhe valve 1as y,iai forni ot exhaust manifold into,` is provided with additional extensions 5l. 52 and 53. Threaded into thc extensions 51 and 52 are pipcs'il and 55. which in turn arc, connected to the elbows no, Short pipes 5T are connected to ihc elbows 5o. (hie end ot' the lasiiia' ot each heater has the tlanged end ot' thc pipo section 5S) secured to it, as at (i0, whereinv the pipe section 5S) is in cominunication with one ol the end compartments of the lower part ot' said casing.

',I`hc short pipe sections 57 have telescopicalslip connections with thc pipe sections 5l),

Ithrough the tiaiige 6l. This pipe section (32 is in communication with one ot' the cud compartments of the lower part'of said casing. A valve pin (S5 is mounted in suitable bearings of the valve casing and secured to said pin by means of a feather (3G is the valve (37,k which normally closes the passage through the nipple 8. Carried by one cud ol the valve pin is an arm (38. to which a coil spring 69 is connected. The spring is in turn connected to a' lateral pin 7() ot' the clamping' collar.7l. This collar 7l is apart ot' the upper portion 72 of the clampingl hand 7,3, which surrounds the muil'lcr 41. The upper portions 72 of said band T3 arc secured together by the nut and bolt as shown at 7l. Mounted upon the floor ot' thc automobile, t'orward oli the 'front .scat is a segment rack 75, and pivoted at Til iu :i bearingl ot' thc Hoor ot' the automobile ,is a lever Ti' having a foot piece Tia and the arm TU. suitable cable. wire or the like Si) j has one end connected to the arm Tl) of said lcvcr 7T and its yother end 81 to the. lever (i5 ot` ihc valve pin. spring),r tcnsioned 'looli dog S2 is carried by thc lever 77, to cooperate willi the teeth of the segment rack lo hohl the lever in ditl'crcnt adjusted positions'. When the foot of the operator is applied to the `loot pieceTS, the dog 82 `is dcprcsscd from engagement with said teeth Vot the scirmcut. whereby the lever may he adjusted as desired. lVhenv the lcver is moved in the direction of the arrow b, the cahlc H() is pulled, theicby rocking the arm ttol the Valve pin, so as to rock the valve 6T, whercbylhe passage through bot-h pipe sections ofi and and the heaters, 4and the passages through the. exhaust manifold and said nipple 18 are simultaneously in coinniunication, whciehy the exhaust. products ot' combustion troni the manifold may nass lll through the pipe sections 59 into thecorrespending ends of the casings of both heaters. The exhaust or roducts of combustion will then pass t rough the opening 35 into the elongated chamber of the upper intensity the heat in the elongated chamberV of the upper part of the casing, the closures 23 are. thrown open. zsimultaneously, by manipulating the disks 31. The exhaust after passing through the heater passes to the atmosphere through the pipe 62.

ln li` ig. 8 the heater is the same and com` plies with the foregoing description, .with the exception that the tubes 37 and the hoodl 38 are eliminated. Another heatei` may be applied or connected to 'the extension 53, if it is so required.

The inventionhaving been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is l. ln an automobile heater, a casing having a heatchamber and rovided with partitions subdividing said c iamber into a multiple of compartments, said partitions havl ing passages at the ends thereof, closures 'for vsaid passages, spring means to hold said closures normally'open, connections between said closures, and means manually. operated to simultaneously close saidclsures.

2. ln an automobile heater, a casing ,having a chamber and provided with inlet and exhaust vports for the exhaust from an exhaust manifold, said chamber having parn titions subdividing the same into ainultiple of ct'impaitments, means of communication between said' compartments, spring ten sioned closures for said means of communication, and means for simultaneously closing the closures.

3. ln an automobile heater, a casing' provided with a multiple of compartments and having inlet and outlet ports for the exhaust fromthe exhaust manifold, said compart ments having passages of communication,

andvmeaiis to operate with said passages to control the exhaust from one compartment to another simultaneously.

4. ln a heater, a casing having upper and lower chambers having passages of co1nmunication therebetween at both ends, the lower chamber having inlet and exhaust ports for the exhaust from im exhaust mani-l fold, said lower chamber having a multiple of compartments' provided with passages of` communication, means to control the i'iow of the exhaust through said compartments.

I 5. lira heater, a easing having upper and lower chambers having passages of com munication therebetween at both ends, 'the of communication,`means to control the flow ofitlieexhaust through said compartments,`

a casing` hood rising from the casing of the upper chamber and having :i chamber, and

from the upper vwall of the lower chamber through said upper chamber and extending into the chamber ofitlie hood.

6.v In a heater for an automobile, thefcombin-'ation with the Hoor of the automobile having a transverse opening, of a heating unit having a Casin mounted in said opening, of transverse p ates, one at each end of' said opening supported upon the side rails of theV body'ot the automobile, said plates and the sides of the easing having interengaging Iiangc connections to support the casing.`

7.' ln a heater, a casing, means having 'iange connections with the casing yand lower chamber having inlet and exhaust'A ports for the exhaust from an exhaust manifold and provided with av plurality of partitions dividing the lower chamber into a. lurality ci compartments, said partitions liaving passages at the endsthereof whereby the compartments are in communication, hinged members carried by the partitions for closing and opening said, passages of communication, means, connecting said hinged members, whereby when one of said members is actuated all of said members will close simultaneously, spring means com nesting one of said members and one of th' end walls of the lower chamber, thereby 'holding all of saidv members open, means connected to one oi said hinged members, whereby all .of 'them may be closed simultaineouslyr against the action of the spring means.

8., ln a heater, a casing, means to support Ythe casing suspended from the floor of the tubes rising upwai'dlyfioni the upper wall of the lower chamber through the upper chamber and its .upper wall and being arranged in pairs, innections of communication between the upper ends of the tubes of i lower chamber having inlet and exhaust ports for the exhaust from an exhaust mani-- fold, said lower chamber having a multiple p vof compartments provided with passages a multiple of looped radiating tubes rising so y' each pair, a hood over said radiating tubes,

said lower chamber having afplurality of compartments, passages for communication therebetween, means for openingand-clos-A ing said passages simultaneously@for-com Simultaneously for Controlling the flow of heated gases through said compartuwnta.

trolling the How of heated gases though In testimony whereof l haw'sgued my sarl wxnpartmnts, spring means for openlng Saul vlosmg meahs, and manually operatwl nrc-ans l'l' atuatlng saxd closure means. nanal to 'this spucxfc'atlon `1n the plcsvnvo nl .5 9. 111 an automobile heater, lasng protwo subscribing witnosss.

vidml with a nxultple of compartments hav- HN )R Y u' Y Y A PDM( 5l). mg Inlet andoutlet phrts' for the'. exhaust JO from the exhaust man1f01d, passages of conlmunlcamon between Sad compartn'lents, and l0 means for opemng and closmg sa1d'passages 'Witnesses Joux L. EWING, Cima'. L. Suasa. 

